Osceola County School District - Career and Technical Education

Meet the CTE Support Squad:

💻 The "Have You Tried Turning It Off and On Again?" Expert 📊 The Spreadsheet Whisperer 💰 The Keeper of the Budget 📅 The Calendar Master and Chaos Coordinator

If you've ever wondered how CTE keeps all the plates spinning, deadlines met, and technology working, here's your answer!

They're the glue, the duct tape, and occasionally the emergency chocolate stash that keeps our department moving forward. 🍫✨

Drop a ❤️ to show them some appreciation!

🚨 REPORT FOR DEPLOYMENT! 💻🎯

Mr. Baez’s Computer Applications students Harmony Middle School have officially received their mission!

Their objectives:

💼 Master Business Operations
🔐 Secure Digital Applications
🏆 Dominate the Curriculum

But here’s the challenge… 👀

⏰ If your class could go 30 days with ZERO violations, what prize would motivate you to reach the goal? 🎁

Drop your best prize idea in the comments! ⬇️

Let’s see what our students think is worth completing the mission! 🚀💻

👩‍🍳✨ Teamwork Today, Future Chefs Tomorrow! ✨🍴

The kitchen isn’t the only place where learning happens! Students in the Dual Enrollment Culinary Arts class with Mrs. Macias at Nova Lakes High School are getting to know one another through small-group cooperative learning games. 🧩🤝

They’re working together, sharing ideas, building communication skills, and having a little fun along the way—all while getting ready to dive deeper into the world of culinary arts! 👩‍🍳🔥

Because before you can create a great dish, you have to learn how to work as a great team! 🙌

What’s one ingredient every successful culinary team needs? 👇🍽️

💸 Can a coin flip make you rich... or leave you with nothing?

That's the question Mrs. Rigetta's St. Cloud High School Economics and Financial Services students are exploring as they prepare for the Stock Market Game! By learning about risk, reward, and loss aversion, students are gaining real-world insights into how investors make decisions every day.

🎲 Would you take a sure thing or risk it for a bigger reward? Let us know below!

📚✨ Learning, Creating & Preparing for the Future! ✨📚

There’s something special happening in Ms. Ballard’s Early Childhood Education classroom at Nova Lakes High School! 💛

Her students are kicking off the year by creating their very own Early Childhood Education Interactive Notebooks—and they’re taking their learning to the next level by using AVID Notebook Strategies along the way! 📝🧠✨

The classroom is beautiful, the notebooks are coming together, and most importantly… the students are eager, engaged, and READY to learn! 🙌

These future educators are already building the skills they’ll need to inspire and support the next generation. 👶💡❤️

What do you think makes an interactive notebook a great learning tool? Drop your ideas below! 👇

💻✨ WELCOME TO THE CTE FAMILY, MRS. FARRINGTON! ✨💻

We are so excited to welcome the wonderful Mrs. Farrington to Celebration K-8 School as our new Computer teacher! 🎉

Her students are already showing what it means to be Reliable, Respectful, and Responsible — completing their own work, taking care of their classroom, and diving into computer basics like input, output, and storage. 💻🖥️

Mrs. Farrington brings an incredible 20 years of experience in education from Louisiana and is now busy settling into her new Florida home and starting this exciting chapter! 🌴☀️

💬 Help us give Mrs. Farrington a warm Florida welcome! Drop a 👋 or 💙 in the comments and tell her WELCOME TO FLORIDA & CELEBRATION K-8! 🎉

We’re so happy to have you on the team, Mrs. Farrington! 💻✨

Hands-On Manufacturing 🔧⚙️

What happens when you put a CNC machine in front of a student who is curious about how things are made? They want to know EVERYTHING! 👀

Students in Mr. Pandy’s Manufacturing program at Liberty High School are getting hands-on experience exploring advanced manufacturing equipment and learning how these machines work. From programming and controls to watching the machinery in action, students are building real-world skills that connect directly to careers in today’s manufacturing industry.

These aren’t just machines—they’re opportunities for students to create, problem-solve, and see their skills come to life! 🚀

💬 Have you ever seen a CNC machine in action? What do you think it’s creating? 👀 Tell us your guess below!

Meet our leadership team who is dedicated to helping students discover their passions, build skills, earn credentials, and prepare for successful careers.

👔 Executive Director of CTE: Tim Burdette
📚 Coordinator of Secondary Programs: Stephen Darago
🎓 Coordinator of Post-secondary Programs: Joe Trybus

Together, they're creating pathways, opening doors, and helping students turn "What do I want to be?" into "Here's my plan!" 🚀

🌟 Welcome to the CTE Family, Mrs. Mercado! 🌟

We are SO excited to welcome Mrs. Mercado to the Harmony Middle School CTE team as our new Skill Up Lab teacher! 💙🛠️

She’s already getting her students ready to explore, create, and discover their future careers by having them build their very own Skill Up CTE Interactive Notebooks! 📓✨

These notebooks will travel with students as they progress through different career labs, capturing their learning, ideas, projects, and discoveries along the way. 🚀🔧💡

We can’t wait to see where this new group of Skill Up explorers goes!

Help us give Mrs. Mercado a BIG Harmony welcome! 👏🎉
And tell us below: What career would YOU want to explore if you were a Skill Up student? 👇💭

🌟 The Small Steps Lead to BIG Things! 🌟

Students in the Skill Up Lab at Narcoossee Middle School with Ms. Alvarez are busy getting to know one another—and building some very important CTE skills along the way! 💬🤝

Students are practicing how to:
✨ Introduce themselves
✨ Start conversations
✨ Be friendly and respectful
✨ Communicate with others

These may seem like small activities, but they are the foundation for skills students will use when they give presentations, work on teams, interview for jobs, and become career-ready! 🚀

💬 What is one soft skill you think every student should learn before entering the workforce? Tell us in the comments! 👇